PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kennedy
vs
Gambler

191 cm
21
216 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Phoenix Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kennedy.
The fighters circling - Gambler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Kennedy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Gambler blocks the leg kick.
Gambler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gambler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy connects with a single shot there.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Gambler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Gambler.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Gambler moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gambler lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kennedy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kennedy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kennedy works over Gambler's head and body with a nice combination.

Gambler is rocked!
Gambler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambler cracks Kennedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gambler throws a shot from downtown. Kennedy moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gambler. That's going to slow Kennedy down.
Kennedy moves out of range as Gambler strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Gambler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gambler dips to his left and cracks Kennedy with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler throws a leg kick
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Gambler throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Gambler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
Gambler slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Kennedy defending well as Gambler loads up on a big left hand.
A leg kick checked by Gambler.
Kennedy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kennedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like George Kennedy has been cut.
Gambler looks gassed!
Gambler scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Gambler's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambler tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gambler's calf.
Kennedy tried to score with a low kick but Gambler checks it.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennedy. That's going to slow Gambler down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Gambler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy clobbers Gambler with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gambler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Gambler's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambler tries to avoid it.
Gambler avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gambler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambler misses with a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a nice leg kick.
Gambler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a one-two to the body.
Gambler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy misses with the combination.
Gambler misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kennedy throws a solid leg kick but Gambler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennedy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy works the jab nicely.
Kennedy throws a nice head kick!
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
Kennedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy throws a head kick that Gambler semi-blocks.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy scores with a three punch combo!
Gambler is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gambler. That did some damage!
Gambler seems to have recovered his senses.
Kennedy connects with a high kick.
Kennedy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Gambler.
Kennedy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gambler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Kennedy scores with a one two! Gambler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gambler.
Kennedy is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
Gambler misses with an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gambler's sensitive parts.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Gambler avoids it.
Kennedy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Gambler moves out of range easily.
Gambler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Gambler checks a leg kick nicely.
Gambler scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy cracks Gambler with an open hand slap.
Kennedy tried to score with a low kick but Gambler checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Kennedy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid body kick from Kennedy.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Some bone on bone action there as Gambler checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gambler can do to turn this around?
Kennedy throws a head kick but Gambler moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gambler might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kennedy has got the better of the exchanges.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambler misses with a low kick.
Gambler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gambler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kennedy is looking to slow Gambler down with leg kicks.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gambler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
A clash of legs there as Gambler blocks the low kick.
Kennedy missing with a left hand there. Gambler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennedy with a nice cross.
The fighters circling - Kennedy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambler scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A left lands for Kennedy.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gambler throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
George Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy swings for the body but Gambler moves out of range.
Gambler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gambler circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy thows a leg kick but Gambler checks it
and Gambler counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy dips to his left and cracks Gambler with an uppercut!
Kennedy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kennedy lands with a kick to the temple. Gambler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Gambler is out of range.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Gambler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gambler misses with a hook.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kennedy misses with the combination.
Gambler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
Kennedy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy thumps Gambler with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kennedy does no damage.
Gambler drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gambler throws a series of punches but Kennedy moves out of range.
Gambler works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.
Kennedy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kennedy throws a nice looking combination but Gambler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crunch! Kennedy slams his shin into Gambler's torso.
Kennedy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kennedy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kennedy.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Gambler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
George Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.

Kennedy gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Gambler in his tracks for a moment.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gambler backwards.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy tries to pull guard but Gambler holds him up against the cage and eventually Kennedy drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gambler is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gambler misses with the head strike.

Kennedy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Gambler.
Kennedy cracks the inside of Gambler's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gambler slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambler looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Gambler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Gambler tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Kennedy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A combination from Kennedy does no damage.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Gambler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gambler throws a shot from downtown. Kennedy moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Gambler circles away and keeps his distance.
Gambler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Gambler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gambler.
Kennedy throws out a loose jab but Gambler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy misses with a combination
and Gambler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gambler moves out of range of the body kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Gambler is out of range.
Kennedy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler checks a leg kick.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to chop away at Gambler's legs.
Gambler throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Gambler checks the leg kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambler misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Gambler as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Gambler.
Kennedy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gambler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kennedy misses with a wild combination.
Gambler misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but Gambler avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Gambler throws a shot to the body.
Gambler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kennedy has time to react.
A punch combination from Gambler misses.
Gambler misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy walks into a straight right hand from Gambler.
Kennedy throws a front kick aimed at Gambler's knee but Gambler avoids it well.
Gambler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gambler misses with a looping right.
Gambler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gambler ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Gambler is looking to slow Kennedy down with leg kicks.
Gambler plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Gambler sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambler manages to avoid it.
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Gambler looks for the body kick but Kennedy saw that one coming.
Gambler misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambler takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Gambler throws a good cross that connects.
Gambler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gambler scores with a shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Gambler's front leg but catches the back leg as Gambler tries to avoid it.
Kennedy tries to land a leg kick but Gambler saw it coming and moves away.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Gambler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gambler lunges at Kennedy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kennedy's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
Nice cross by Kennedy.
Gambler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
George Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gambler misses with a straight left.
Gambler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gambler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kennedy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kennedy.
Gambler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gambler. That did some damage!
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambler connects with a single shot there.
Degen Gambler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kennedy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Degen Gambler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kennedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kennedy!